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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: rhugg on October 31, 2011, 11:17:52 AM

Title: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: rhugg on October 31, 2011, 11:17:52 AM

What do you guys burn in your standard OWB (Not Gassifier)?  I swear you could design a small house to run on junk mail.  Paper/cardboard so long as embers not coming out stack? Used motor oil in smal volumes?

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: Ridgekid on October 31, 2011, 11:46:33 AM

100% wood. Don't plan to burn anything else.

I know a Hawken's owner that burning anything he can incinerate. He operates 24/7.

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: jackel440 on October 31, 2011, 12:29:14 PM

I've burned all kinds of debri in my homebuilt gasser! >:D
yard debris,paper trash and plastic bottles from the shop.Kids old back pack they left out in the yard for all summer.
I actually got her to start burping as she was getting hot.I had a little water trickling out my over flow drain on the side.
If it will burn and fit through the door.Theres a good chance its might get burnt later.Might as well burn it in there as opposed to burn it on the pile out back.Get some heat out of it that way.
I don't really see a big problem with it.Except for combustibles like gas and aresol cans.I have another burners for those aresol cans >:D

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: muffin on October 31, 2011, 01:02:11 PM

I only burn wood and cardboard.  I would be leary of other things as the temperatures and chemicals could do very bad things to your firebox.

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: yankeefan on November 02, 2011, 04:10:14 PM

I burn only wood with exception to whatever cardboard rubbish we accumulate from time to time.

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: BoilerHouse on November 02, 2011, 04:17:45 PM

I burn wood, mainly maple, but occasionally may burn a bit of junk mail -saves running it through the shredder.

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: willieG on November 02, 2011, 04:34:51 PM

Quote from: muffin on October 31, 2011, 01:02:11 PM

I only burn wood and cardboard.  I would be leary of other things as the temperatures and chemicals could do very bad things to your firebox.

And your Family and neighbors

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: RSI on November 02, 2011, 06:31:32 PM

Just about anything will burn in it but what it does to the firebox and what comes out the chimney may not be so good.
I would not burn any type of petroleum product unless it is a duel fuel using with an oil burner on it.

Title: Re: What Burns in Standard OWB?
Post by: MattyNH on November 02, 2011, 06:50:46 PM

Well anything will burn lol..Its just up to you what your throw in it...Any brand of OWB is designed to burn 100% clean wood...Its just a matter if you throw something else in the firebox.. Then you might get a complaint from a neighbor or something...